What are the steps one needs to take if one wants to be able to travel out of Nigeria in case of emergencies? Where can one go that would be safe, not too expensive and where one can easily run an Internet-based business from? What are the things I need to get right away in order to be able to flee if a volatile situation arises, without ending up as a refugee?

Ghana, Togo, and other neighbouring countries will be overfilled with Nigerian refugees if anything hapens to Nigeria. Imagine 30 to 50 million Yorubas fleeing through Togo and Benin Republic! So I need a place that is far away from West Africa but is well-developed.

@Seun you bother you self too much, i was expecting you mail,See you can lived in Nigeria peacefull even if there is war (Allah forbid), just mail me let me tell you what to buy. I insist only a mail from you, to avoid overcrowding the ream i want you to know about

[b][/b][color=#000099][/color]no matter how things maybe in nigeria, i don't think running away is the next step for seun. been the administrator of this site another way of enlighten nigerian populace about how things can be well in nigeria. i believe it is only for some time. just hold on and all will bez well soon but not without without the effort of you and i. so don't run away, start encouraging us so that we can develop this country together. towards a better nigera

U sef wan run? I thought u said Nigeria is the place to be. I figured that place was a dump and left years ago and life could not be better. Anyway what you want to do is head east toward one of them East African countries. Every one will be heading west, to Ghana, Ivory coast, Cameron, Sengal. You want to make your way to Kenya, Zambia, Uganda ETC. They are English speaking Countries with an OK society. But i told you all to leave that dump called Nigeria una no go hear word now!

I'm not going to wait until an emergency rises, because then they'll be a rush at the various embassies. At such a period, getting a Visa would be a matter of luck. There'll be hundreds of thousands of Nigerians bombarding each embassy (even now we have hundreds, not to talk of when there's an emergency).

What I want is to have a place where I can go to from time to time. So each time there's unrest, I just go there for a 2 week vacation and if the unrest dies down, I return. If not, I stay there forever. That's the best plan I can think of. So which country will that be and how does one even get an international passport?

Hunter, imagine that I have a Visa that lets me travel to Australia on vacation from time to time. Now if while I am on vacation there's an emergency in Nigeria then won't it be easier to apply for a Refugee Visa while I'm in Australia? At least, there would be none of the rush that is to be epected in their embassies in Nigeria.

@Seun you send us a private message about offensive post.i know some Nairaland will not like the medium i wish to tell you that is why i want you to mail me to show if really u are ready for the most safety way to escape from Nija

the best advice i can give is that you should just travel out to IRAQ. all you need to do is to just dress like all these Islamic people that are going to Mecca from there you go and am sure that you are going to meet anybody from IRAQ who may be of help to you when you get to Mecca, thats if you are not going straight from Nigeria

You of course relize that to go to a lot of countries you're going to need alot of money?

A cheap hotel here is about $100 (N10000) a night (for basically crap - a small room with a small bathroom(shower)) and yes our customs officials ask you if you have the finance's to stay here for the length of your visit (and will detain you if they don't beleive you and/or possibly deport you)